Toll-collecting mechanism



G. A. RICHARDS. JR

TOLL COLLECTING MECHANISM Filed Jan. 25. 192 2 8 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR. ,a $202 76 fl/'arfia (75? MM 2, 526

ATTORNEY Oct. 2, 1923. 1,469,535

G. A. RICHARDS, JR

TOLL COLLECTING MECHANISM Filed Jan. 25. 1922 8 Sheets-Sheet 2 IN VEN TOR.

ATTORNEY Get. 2, 1923. 1,469,535

G. A. RICHARDS, JR

TOLL COLLECTING MECHANISM Filed Jan. 25. 1922 8 Sheets-Sheet 5 INVENTOR. 69076 Jzfizkfiarda 177 A TTORNEY Get. 2, 1923.

A. RICHARDS, ,JR

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G. A. RICHARDS, JR

TOLL COLLECTING MECHANISM Flled Jan. 25, 1922 8 Sheets-Sheets uluilununnnimm i ulu":

A TTORNEY Oct. 2, 1923.

G. A. RICHARDS. JR

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INENTOR.

ATTORNEY Oct. 2, 1923. 1,469,535 I G. A. RICHARDS, JR

TOLL COLLECTING MECHANI5M Filed Jan, 25, 1922 8 Sheets-Sheet '7 ATTORNEY Oct. 2 1923. 1,4fi9535 G, A, RICHARD$,- JR

TOLL COLLECTING MECHANISM 8 Sheets-Sheet 8 I i n IIII I ATTORNEY Patented Get. 2, 1923.

GEORGE A. nrcHixnns;. JR-.; or PROVI ENCE; mom ntu 4 TonL-connnc'rme MEGHEANISMi Applicationfild January 2 5, 19.221 'Seria'LNo. 53135702;

To all whom it may concern: I Beitknown that, I; GEORGE A; RICHARDS,

Jr;, a citizen oftheIUnitedStates,residing; at Providence, inthe county ofgPro-vidence and State of Rhode- Island,; have invented certain: new and useful Improvements in Toll-Collecting 'Mechanismsaof which the following is; a specification. V

My invention relatesto toll collecting de? vicesand is'a-dapted forthe; reception: of fees; at the 1 entrances oil cars, places of amusement, andfels ewhereyq The essential objects of: my: invention. are

to: enable the mechanism to? he; operated-by the 'patron andudispense? with the services of an attendant; r conductor; to make :admiss sion: dependent upon the deposit of? a: fee;

to prevent theadmission ofiaplurality of" patronsby the:pa=ymentof'a single fee; to

registenthe number" of paid-admissions; to

automatically deliver: to: the, patron; the;

change'of a: coin of; greater denomination than the correct) fee; to prevent unlawful access: to-thecollected: 601118;? and to? attain 7 these ends in asimple; inexpensive; compact, strong". andz accurately operable: mech FJIlSHL r Other objects and advantagesi- 0e my-in- 4 'vention will be; apparent from the-followmg description when consideredi in OODIIBGe tion with the: accompanying drawings:illustrat'ing at preferred 'emhodimentthereofi;

To the: above enumerated and indicated endsessentially my invention consists in suchparts, and in such combinations of; parts as fall within the scope: of the. appended claimsz V For thepunposeof illilst'ratingnny invene tion I have shown. in the accompanying drawings which form a: part. of this speoification, az toll collecting; mechanism erns; V

operative pgarts.

.38;.ahove"which is a doora on nemovahle see tioir395-loe1ors theifcasing'top 4E2. front-i. f 1 wall which is,preferablyattached by scnews: otherwise to; enable v removal extends:-

and" adjacent mechanism',

Figurean isometric view of; the. bolt r e07 FigureslO- and 11,1isometricrearzviewswfi I the bolt and: socket showing the-formerin: seated and .u-nseated; positions; respectively, 1 Figures l21and 18, sections on lineslQe-IQ ofiFigure 47, and1;3-1-3. of. Figure.Z 'res ;1ec-- V tively, 1 Figure: 14, a fragmentary diagrammatic; isometric view of thBb01t a=I1CL its& adjacent cooperating-parts, and 1 F'guresl'o and 16, isometric views oi; the" 1 under sides-of two coinwejlecting slides Like reference characters indicafie Iik-e:

parts throughout the views- I v r PM? device is adapted to controljaa nefvolvingdoor", taurnstile or; the-like. In -this instance there is 5 shown let/into the wall 20 a frame 21- enclo sing azsti le comprising the post 22, loose sleeve 23;. and doorson wings 24; Eac-h o;f{theelatte1i has in ,itss margin rectangularfirecess 26' opening to. the rear and endafaces' 27 and'285 respece tively of thed'oor, as showminiFignres 2;, l0, and 11-.1 Normally? covering. the end-oi: this opening is a depending? plate130gpivlotedat its upper-"end to a "sc-rew 3liniithel V doon face 28; A spring. 32 fastftotheescrew has; one end? in; a hole and pressesg-the plate; aga instai stop pin 34%.

Eastenedto'the wall QOandframeQLiiLanf convenient mannerisethe' frame worleor case ingofimy collecting;mechanisirewhichi be-oif any form-best adziptedcfor camying thee downwardly and-forwardly from wall f 36. and embraced by side walls 37;. Thea: rearwall is; broken-.-

hotfizontalportiondownwa-rdly', as-at then. outwardly: as

r I at 45; andi'dow-nwandly as at 456;.1oelow which-14 is a: door ;47 flihfif5 l5? an opening @Sinters- -mediate the; door and; the upIgeI edge oi a vertical. flange ig g on thehottom; 35 i which: 7

In the formthereof; here. v in shown it compirlsesa bottonufiomellned I forms therewith a coin trough 50. Spaced from the back wall- 36 is a vertical longitudinal portion 51 fast tothe 'end"Walls,J and extending forwardly from its bottom:

edge is a horizontal partition 52 which sup-. ports a drawer: 5 1 havlng an open top.

zontal supporting strip 58.

' -60. For access to the drawer 5 1 the front portion of the casing. is a supporting plate slots 68' (Fig. 8); Slidablymounted' in the 7 section 17 is preferably fixed to the side walls 37 by removable screwsfor said section may be hinged at one end as at 62.

-Extending lengthwise ofan intermediate 6& fast in'the' side walls, one of which is provided with an adjacent opening 65. IA portion of the plate 6 1 has vertical-guide flanges 67 provided with transverse vertical 7 described gu-ideway is-a. bolt 70 extending jloosely through the opening and through an opening 71 (Fig. 2) in the stile frame 21 to enable registration in the recess 26.

The bolt is" reciprocable. A spring 72.

attached at one end to'a lug (4; on the bolt' andat lts other end to a pro ection-76' on the casing wall, impels the bolt away from the stile; and certa n lever mQClHllHSHl throws, the bolt outwardly to its opposite or stile securing position. in order to main-- tam the bolt 1n itsoutermost position the latter has a transverse shoulder 78 in'its locked by the lever 81 is released ortripped upper face adapted to receive the lower edge of a horizontal arm SOof a" locking lever 81 of bell crank typewhose second or member 103 to which are pi ote'dat their depending'arm 82'is forwardly bent, as at 83, and termlnates 1n broad foot or plate 84, A p111tle86 in this lever 18 gournaled in lateral lugs 87 on one wall 67 at opposite sidesof; the slot 68:" V

The 'mechanism for outwardly impelling' the bolt'inclu des a slide or slidable frame 90 (Fig; 6) comprising a handle or shaft 91 passing through an opening 92 (F ig. 9) in. the caslng port on 46, a front'bar 93,

rearwardly directed end bars 9 1, an inter .medlate'cross bar 95, and. bars 96 connect' ing the latter withthefront bar; An elevated arm 97 on one-bar 9 has, pivoted by a pin98 (Fig. 7) in its end, a link or lever 99 pivoted to the outer end of alink or lever 100 '(Fig. by a pivot member- 101.' In an'integral sleeve 102 upon the link 100 is a inner ends links 10 1 and 105. The link 104 94 and 96 are slidably supported *in openin'gs 109 (Fig. 9) in the wall 55, and" ends ,of the bars 94 also pass through openings springslli; attached at their innerends to lugs 114- (Fig. 9 )yon the bars 96, attheir uter ends to lugs 116 on the casing.

(The springs 113 are more'powerful than the spring 72. The effect of" the operation of *the slide 9.0up0n the bolt 70 through the link connections will be hereinafter described,

In this instance the handle of the frame 7 is sectional, that-is the tang portion 91 thereof telescopes in'a' sleeve 120 (Fig. 5) extending through-a hole- 121 (F1g, 9) 1n the end ofithe extension-60 andcarries a terminal head122g=The tang 91 has an in clined notch 124:, (Figs. 1 to 6) and the" sleeve 120 has a-longitudinal slot 125. On

a pin'l26in the sleeve .120 transversely of the slotis pivoted a gravitypawl 128 whose weighted lower end 129 normally maintains its tooth 130'in the cavity 124:. The sleeve'is forced outwardly by helical springs 132 9) attached at their inner ends to lateral lugs 133 on the sleeve, and at their outer ends'to lugs 1341 on the end of the extension 60; By inwardly pressingthe knob 122 the section 91 is forced rearwardly until the tail of the pawl rides upon a-projeo tion 136 on the 'extension',as'shown in F igure'5, whereupon the springs 113 force the released portion 91 back to initial'position.=

The bolt 7 0, which is nornially maintained by the following means. Integral with or fixed to the rear face of the wall or plate 55 by screws 13? (Fig. 3) or otherwise are, this instance, four coin chutes comprising vertical blocks 139,140, 1 11 and 1&2, extending vertically-through openings 1 13, (Fig.

1) in the casing portion 415 and provided I respectively with coin-slots 14-5; The lower rear portion of each block is cut away to form an arcuateopening'll'? to permit egress of the coin from the channel or slot. These slots are, from left to right, successively intended for the insertion of a dime, a quarter dollar, .a nickel, a penny as a changeless fare, and-a half dollar.

or coin chutes 150, 151', 152, and 153 each provided with a vertical coin slot 157, open attop and-bottom, and registering from left to right successively with the slots "of chutes 139,1i0, in, and 142. The menses-1 52 is integral with the-extension 151,- andlpractically forms a single extension except'that the slotted portion of the extension 152 depends below that of the corresponding por-f tion of151. Flat coinarresting plates 158, 159 160 and 161 (Fi let) have their bent ends In .tegral with theforward margin of the bar 7 value of the fare.

' 162 attached'byscrews 1631(Figg5) orothers wise" to the plate 55, and-project"rearwardly adjacent Or'insIida-ble' contact with thebot tom faces' of the" extensions- 1'50; 161;, 152;

' and 153. respectively, thusclosing the coin slots157. The plate'160is shorterthan; the. companion plates; reference to Figure that a: coin inserted" into the' slot of the chute' would pass into its The inward impulse of" the slide above re-1 againstithe foot 84 of the locking lever. and rocks the arm 82rearwardlfy, the plate 64';

ferred to presses the top of the coin 1.68

being undercut as at 170 to afl'orchcleamncej for the arm, and elevates the arm out of the shoulder 78 t'o release the Belt 70 which is retracted from its stileseatby the spring. 72. The lever 81' isnornially retained in lockedposition by the pressure exerted; on the arm SO' by a retraotile spring 172 attached at one end to the arm 82' and at its other end. to a ring-174qon the chute 1 11'.

The extension 1521 being immefliately in front ofthe lever 11182; the coin or coins .cari'iedtherebyact directly upon its foot 84, but when the coin iscarriedjin the slo-tof" any of the other extensions the coins operate the lever arm indirectly through contact rods 17th 177,, and. 178 (Figs. '8and i l) fast injthe forward portions of coin e ek'zti'ng slides 180, 181,. and 182, respectively, and

normally. in front of or in contactwith the lever arm 82. The last mentioned slides. have respectively depending'lugs 185', 186

and. 187 "normally overhanging the exten:

sions150, 151, andl53 behindthe coin slots and continuous. with. the backs of the'uppercoin chutes, so that as the operating; slide moves inwardly the coin carried} thereby moves its corresponding, slide, rearwardly and its contact rodtilts the lever 81.

The. coin. ejecting slides function also to deliver change for coins in, excess o fi the; They move transversely of the strip or. plate fi. Theslide lSOXFigs. 9,.. 12and13). hasnean its outer. end; a coin opening, 190 offa, depth .equalto the thickness.

of. four pennies The. slide; 1811, is, provided upon itsbottomv with longitudinalifiat 511911 9. J ders dividing the slide. into areas; 192'; 193;;

and. 1.9%. of' varying; thicknesses provided near... their endsgwithco-inopenings1.95,. 196;

and? 197 respeetivelyr Thejfirst opening isa the depth oftour pennies; thesecondofii-1 dime; and the third of a nickel. The slide It: will be observedby" 182- has: its lbwe'r' face: divided by'longitudi nal} shoulders into areas 200 .201",'202, and 203 of" difi'ering thickness having coin-"open ings 205', 206; 207 andi208-ie'spectively.near-' theirputer ends. 5 The first opening has adepth of a quarter ofadollar; the second,

of a nickel the. third; of 'adime; and the fourth;offQur-pennies; The bar or' plate 58 is" provided with series of transverse shoulders: 210" of varying heights to receive' the shouldersupon the-coin slides so thatkthef 7 upper faces o f the latter lie inthesame horizontal plane'. The coin openings of the slidesnorm'ally are in alignmenfiwith each other andQoVer the plate 58 which forms a temporary, closure orfloor. for the openings converting them into" p0ckets.f vertical partition 2.12. fasttothewalls 37.and spaced from the casing door'39 contaetsxwith the,

plate and has in its bottom slots 214Jto' permit passage of the coin selecting,slidfes.'

Toithe rear-face offthisipartitiomare: fixed.

side by side by. screws 216 or otherwisethr'ee; open frames 218,'219; and22().. Fast in. holes 222in the tops'andbottoms of'the framesare 1 vertical" coin tubes or'sta-cksQ One'tube 2251s mounted int-he frame 218 above the coinopenr.

ing 19.0; tubes 227, 228;and229are in frame, 219.v registering with coin openihgs195,.196;if and 197.; andltubes 231,232, 233.1%(1 234 are above the openings 205, 5206,; 207,' and208 respectively. The tubes are 'prefei'ahlypro;

vided with vertical; sight slot'sf237. Into the. open tops of the tubesfare inserted coins as, fo1lows';,.penni'es in tub'esi225 ,227, and? 234;:1

nickels in: tubes 229iand232 dimes-in tubes 228" and 233"; I and" quarters in tube 231 The bottom coin .of each coin stack enters by gravity, as the slides passp a, corresponding coin opening, except that, the bottom four passed beyond theplate 58 as showninFigure 5; its; 'c oinf237 deta'ohedl fioin its. coin. mass 238 drops by gravity- The drop'pedi pennies-of; the st ack enter't'he coin openings 190., ;and"208. 'When a: coin 'slide'has coin or coins'falli'nto the coin tiough5'0.v

Assuming, as in this instance, that thetoll' or fare 6 centsia, dime inserted in chute 1.39 pnod'uoes if cents change; a quarter chute 14 05 renders. 19" cents the nickel I and cents in cha ge" The. S de. p ng 3 re.

turn the advanced'slide to place, through one ofthev three upright shoulders 241.; (Fig. 1 0.11 the. ecii0$s er. 9 10 a edhe1iind and? in. aligi ieritith ewith;

thesejreral dependin -l'ugs 1 8 55, l86j'andil 8i7fl ears. 2. .5? carryin a m. .01. ra f24 i h'evr pivotalljv' llOllnte ing,. ine1iii1edi litera teeth 2&8? e gag ng; th teeth 24}? offal ratchet 250* test to" the op= A den-Ce re isie inghie lil ll i l patrons comprises, as shown'in Figures and? 7,; a plate. .,fast tothe t 0 i bhh s ioo ' ment of the bolt 'iO to the right'thercfore 16 operating shaft.

erating shaft 251fof a registering device" or counter mechanism252 of any usual construction, attached to the casing top 42, which isthe'usual sight opening 258.

7 spring arm 268is fast at its lower end to the plate 2 23 by screws 264:, and a loop 265 on its upper end slidably embraces the lower edge of the arm 2&7 and maintains the arm in contact withflthe ratchet. Each moverotatesv the operating shaft a fraction of a revolutlon to advance a new numeral, but the return of the bolt exerts no influence on the .The ene-ra-l o erationof in T device is as follows; The patron on approaching the st le inserts his coin in the slot of the ap: proprlate chute and presses the handle 120 inwardly, which advances theslide 90 andthe co n sl des to C0111 discharging positlon which occurs approximately the time the,

pawl 1 28, releasesthe handle 91, and the slide 9O1is returned to place immediately by the springs 113 sothatit-is impossible to] -maintain thestileunlocked for a lengthy period by prolonging pressure on the han dle.- The desc-rlbed advance of the operating slide elevates the lock lever 81 and the bolt 70 is thereupon drawn from its recess 26 to therright under the influence of spring, '72

intothe position shown in broken lines in Figure 7 thus folding the links or levers 10 i and 105. Immediately, however, upon the return of the slide 90 under the in fiuence of springs 113, whichare more power- V the spring 172 into the slot, and the bolt is 1. In a device there'byheld in locked position. When the guard plates ,30 are present the recess 26 in the stile is closed against a return of the bolt into the recess immediately after-itswithdrawa'l'. g

In the illustration of my invention'the amount of toll islassumed as six'cents, but it will be understood that any desired toll may bejemployed, the depth of the coin selecting slideopenlngs varying accordlng to the denominations and numbers of the colns number er stacks.

called for in changeand according tothe It is to be'u, "derstood that the invention is "not limited to the specific form herein i1lus trated. and described, but may be embodied in other forms without departure from its -spirit as defined by the following claims;

I claim V- V p 7 r of the-character set forth, a reciprocatory bolt, a spring formoving the bolt in one direction, an operating slide for moving the bolt in the opposite direction,

7 ing' slides. v V p 2. In a device of the character set forth, a; slidable bolt, a, spring for retract ng the stacks for'tollexcess coins, slides for ejecting .coins from, said stacks, and coin con- 7 operating slide for actuating thecoifn ejecttrolled toll coin receptacles carried by the same, a reciprocatory roclrlever movable into and out of engagement with the belt for normally retaining the bolt against the actlon of the spring, and coin controlled means actuating the lever for advancing the bolt to original position after retraction.

In a dance ofthe character set forth, a

slidable bolt, a spring for retracting the same, a rock lever normally retaining the bolt against the actionof the spring, foldable links engaging the bolt adapted when unfolded to returndthe retracted bolt to original position, and a coin controllcd'reciprocable slide movable in one direction to rock the'lever torelease the bolt, and movable in a reverse vdirection to unfold the; l nks.

4:. In a device of the character set forth, a

reciprocable bolt provided withJa shoulder, a spring for retracting the bolt in one dl'rec tion, a rock lever slidably engaging the bolt adapted to contact with the shoulder'when the bolt is advanced in the opposite direction, and coincontrolled means for advancing the bolt.

5. In a device of the character set forth, a

slidable locking bolt, a reciprocatory, coin e ect1ng slide, a coin stack, superposedco ns injthe stack in the pathof the slide, and coin controlled means actuating the coin ejectingslide for operating-the bolt. I

' 6.; In a device of the character setfortlna slidable' bolt, means tor retractingthe bolt,-

a lever normally engaging'thebolt to retain it against retraction, a reciprocable member] engageanle 'ivlth'the lever to release the bolt, 7

a coin stack,:a reciprocable coin ejecting slide movable transversely of the stackand carrying the bolt releasing member, and coin: 1

controlled means for actuating the slide.

7. Ina device of thecharactcr set forth, a"

coin chute adapted to receive a tollfcoin 'a slidable lOClUHg 'bQlt, stacks for containi cess toll coins ffrom the stacks means controlled by atoll'coin and actuatingthe "bolt for operating the sli 8, In a: device efthe character set fortlna coin chute, a reciprocable operating slidej below the chute,-a coin receptacle: on the V excess tollcoins,'a [slide for eiectinqlthe e'xf slide movable in "alignmentwith the chute providedlwith a bottomless coinslot, anda stationary finger below the receptacle dis the slide and transverselyof the slot adapted to sustain a' coin in thejre'cept'acle" until the receptacle passes beyond the end of the.

posed in the direction of the movement of':

ing inwardly from the front wall above the trough, vertical coin chutes in the casing eX- tending into the openings in the top, an op crating slide mounted in. the front Wall, coin receptacles on the slide registerable with the chutes and movable above the coin compartments to discharge toll coins therein, a

vertical partition betweenthe 'Walls of thecasing, excess toll coin stacks fast to the partitions, a slide supporting strip below. the stacks, and coin ejecting slides on the strip actuated by the operating slide and controlled by a toll coin adapted to eject excess toll coins from the stacks and precipitate the same into the trough.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature.

: .enonen A. ICHARDS, JR. 

